Africa: All of Africa Today – May 19, 2026/in /by
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Nigeria: NMDPRA Vows to Sanction Oil Firms Operating in Free Trade Zones Without Permits/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has warned that oil and gas companies operating in free trade zones, export processing zones and other designated areas without the requisite licences or permits would face sanctions in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
France and Algeria seek judicial reset amid journalist case/in /by
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin travelled to Algeria on Monday as Paris and Algiers attempt to rebuild diplomatic and judicial ties following months of tensions linked to Western Sahara and several high-profile legal cases.
Kenya: Long Queues, Empty Roads in Witethie As Matatu Strike Enters Day Two/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Commuters across most parts of Kenya faced a second consecutive day of transport paralysis on Tuesday after matatu operators maintained a nationwide suspension of services over soaring fuel prices.
Over 120 deaths in latest DR Congo Ebola crisis: this is what we know/in /by
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency after more than 120 suspected deaths and hundreds of possible infections linked to the highly contagious virus.
Kenya: No Deal Reached As Matatu Strike Over Fuel Prices Continues Tuesday/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A high-level meeting convened by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and his Transport counterpart Davis Chirchir failed to break the deadlock between the government and matatu operators protesting soaring fuel prices, leaving the nationwide strike set to continue on Tuesday.
Kenya: Four Killed, 348 Arrested in Nationwide Protests Over High Fuel Costs, Murkomen Says/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says four people were killed Monday during nationwide protests sparked by rising fuel costs.
Kenya: Human Rights Activists Warn Fuel Price Hike Threatens Kenyan Families/in /by
[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Human rights activists in Nakuru have warned that soaring fuel prices could negatively affect millions of families across Kenya, increasing economic hardship and cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Nigeria: Nigeria Urged to Get New Buyers As UAE Exit Threatens Oil Market Stability/in /by
[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota system.
Nigeria: Weak Regulation, Entrenched Interests Stall Govt’s Six-Month Oil Contracting Directive/in /by
[This Day] Nigeria's push to shorten oil and gas contracting cycles to six months under the Presidential Executive Order on Local Content has remained stuck between policy intent and project delivery as the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the chief implementing agency, has been delaying activating the policy.